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FirefoxOS-Based Matchstick Project Ends; All Money To Be Refunded

Posted by samzenpus on from the end-of-the-line dept.

Kohenkatz writes: Matchstick, a project built on FirefoxOS that aimed to compete with Google's Chromecast, which was initially funded on Kickstarter, is shutting down and will be refunding all pledges. In a post to Kickstarter backers today, they announced that this decision was due to the difficulty of implementing the DRM components that are necessary for access to a lot of paid content. Rather than drag out the project on an unknown schedule, they have decided to end the project.

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  1. Re: Why not just forgo paid content? by amiga3D · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's a chicken and the egg thing. I bought lots of DRM content for many years. My asshole hurt and I got tired of MPAA and RIAA sperm and my blood dribbling down the backs of my legs so I stopped.